Mulch for the plants

Since I've had no work to do today we are working on mulching around the plants in the front yard-mainly our grapes, Catawba trees, Blackberries, blueberries, and Comfrey plants. Mulch has really made a huge difference in the amount of required watering in our backyard garden so we are hoping it will help in the front yard beds as well. We are trying to make sure these are well established before winter so hopefully next year when we are ready to add the drip irrigation we will only need to toss on a bit more mulch and be done :) I'd love to hear any and all suggestions on effective watering as this drought has hit Georgia hard for the past few years, and it makes gardening tough sometimes!

Asking your local county workers to drop some off when they trim trees, or by asking your local tree trimmers is a great way to get a few truckloads of mulch for free or next to free! We still have a 3 foot tall pile of mulch from early summer, and it is great for adding nutrients to the soil as well.